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Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

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The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. [1]

10 relations: Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Arch of Germanicus, Charente-Maritime, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, France, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, Monument historique, Rule of Saint Benedict, Saintes, Charente-Maritime.

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine

Agnes of Burgundy (or Agnes de Macon; died 10 November 1068) was Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William V and Countess of Anjou by marriage to Count Geoffrey II.

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Arch of Germanicus

The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France.

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Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime is a department on the southwestern coast of France named after the Charente River.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine (Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore,; 1124 – 1 April 1204) was queen consort of France (1137–1152) and England (1154–1189) and duchess of Aquitaine in her own right (1137–1204).

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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan (5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707), better known as Madame de Montespan, was the most celebrated maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou

Geoffrey II, called Martel ("the Hammer"), was Count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060.

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Monument historique

* Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.

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Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia (AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

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Saintes, Charente-Maritime

Saintes is a commune and historic town in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

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